UPDATE: Man robs U.S. Bank branch in Frankfort
UPDATES WITH PHOTO, NEW DETAILS (FRANKFORT) A man robbed a U.S. Bank branch in southwest suburban Frankfort Tuesday afternoon, according to the FBI. The man, thought to be in his 30s, made off with an...
View ArticleUPDATE: $200K bond for man charged with Chatham triple-stabbing
UPDATES WITH BOND Bond was set at $200,000 Tuesday for a man charged with stabbing three people during a domestic fight Sunday morning in the South Side Chatham neighborhood. Malik McKee, 20, faces...
View ArticleUPDATE: $300K bond for man charged with shooting near Red Line station
UPDATES WITH BOND Bond was set at $300,000 Tuesday for a man charged with shooting and critically wounding another man Sunday afternoon in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. Kendall...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Thomas Damnitz, 50, of the 9100 block of Lawler Avenue in Skokie, unknown causes at same, pronounced dead at the scene at 5:39 p.m. [10/8], Skokie police. Tresean Stokes, 26, of the 6000 block of North...
View ArticlePolice: 3 killed, 6 wounded in Tuesday shootings across Chicago
Nine people were shot, three fatally, in attacks across Chicago on Tuesday, according to Chicago Police. A person is in custody for the latest homicide, which happened during a domestic fight about...
View ArticleJudge recommends against transgender locker room ban
A federal judge has recommended against an injunction that would bar a transgender student from using the girls’ locker room at a high school in northwest suburban Palatine while a lawsuit proceeds. A...
View ArticleMan shot in Chatham
A man was shot Tuesday night in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. The 21-year-old was walking about 10:30 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Cottage Grove when someone in a dark-colored vehicle...
View ArticleMiserable milestone: Chicago surpasses 600 homicides this year
Vernadette Taylor moved to West Englewood’s 6700 block of South Winchester more than 30 years ago with her husband, son and daughter. In the last year and a half, three shootings on her block have left...
View ArticleUnited Educators of UNO press conference on strike negotiations
UPDATES WEDNESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 4 A.M. EVENT 4 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The United Educators of UNO union hosts a press conference for updates on strike negotiations with the UNO Charter School Network....
View ArticlePolice: Man fatally shot in Bronzeville
A man was fatally shot Wednesday evening in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood, police said. The 24-year-old was shot in the shoulder and leg at 6:54 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Calumet,...
View ArticleMan shot in South Austin
A man was shot Wednesday evening in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 22-year-old was in a park at 6:53 p.m. in the 200 block of South Central when someone walked up and shot him in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 2 killed, 9 wounded in city shootings Wednesday
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS At least two people were killed and nine more wounded in shootings across the city on Wednesday, according to Chicago Police. The latest slaying happened at 7:23 p.m....
View ArticleUPDATE: Charges filed against robbery suspect shot by police on West Side
UPDATES WITH BOND A 27-year-old man shot Sunday night by a Chicago Police officer was trying to rob a West Side gas station, authorities say. Sherrod Suttle faces two counts each of attempted robbery...
View ArticleUPDATE: $2M bond for Joliet man charged with killing friend in Homer Glen
UPDATES WITH BOND Bond was set at $2 million Wednesday for a Joliet man charged with the murder of a friend who allegedly made sexual advances towards him in southwest suburban Homer Glen. Javier...
View ArticleWoman, 10-year-old daughter missing from West Rogers Park
Chicago Police are searching for a woman who disappeared along with her 10-year-old daughter Wednesday afternoon from their West Rogers Park neighborhood home. Mihaela Perescu, 39, was “acting...
View ArticleRiverside cops free deer stuck in hammock
(RIVERSIDE) Police officers in west suburban Riverside helped free a deer whose antlers got stuck in a hammock Wednesday afternoon. A woman called for help about 12:30 p.m. after noticing the tangled...
View ArticleMan shot while driving in East Garfield Park
A man was shot while driving Wednesday night in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 22-year-old was driving south at 9:42 p.m. in the 0-100 block of North Homan when someone in...
View Article16-year-old boy shot in Gresham
A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a Gresham neighborhood shooting Wednesday night on the South Side. The boy was walking at 10:08 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Loomis when someone in a dark-colored...
View ArticleMan shot in Marquette Park
A man was shot Wednesday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. About 10:30 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking in the 7100 block of South Artesian when another male fired shots...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Man runs into business waving gun, then shoots himself
UPDATES WITH ID, CORRECT AGE A southwest suburban man fatally shot himself after entering a Near West Side business and waving a gun while looking for his ex-girlfriend Thursday morning, according to...
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